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E^eport ol \.\Ye ^fJorA^ lor t\\e Yl\eMeii\.\\ Year
^lidmg September \s\., 1888.
S. Z' Wilson, Printer. 40 Fourth Auenue.
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Report of the Eleventh Year
of the Work of
Pacific Garden ^issi©n
for the
Year Ending Sept. 1st, 1888.
100 E. VanBuren Street.
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|N presenting to the public the 11th Annual Report of the
Pacific Garden Mission, it is with profound thanksgiving
4 to God for his great blessings upon the work and workers
/ during the whole year. We have all been kept in com-
l parative good health, with one or two exceptions of short
and not serious sickness, and at the close of this the 11th year
of our work we are all in fair health and ready to enter upon
another year of work with as much freshness and vigor of
body and mind as when we first started the work. A merciful
providence has indeed been over us all, and we have truly
found His "yoke easy and His burden light."
Our meetings have been well attended, and as will be seen
by the report, with very gratifying results, and yet we all feel
that more can be done in this direction with a deeper conse-
cration and more zeal, and with a larger expenditure of means
in employing missionaries and visitors to canvass more thor-
oughly the neighborhood in which the Mission is situated.
Many kind friends have contributed in money and in ar-
ticles of clothing, &c., the means in part with which we have
been able to keep up the work. Our prayer is may God ever
bless them.
We are also thankful to God for the many kind friends
who have given us personal assistance in the work. Among
the voluntary workers we would especially mention Mr. Chas.
Cook, Mrs. Sarah Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell, Mr. Elmore,
Mr. G. E. Wilson, Mr. Brashur, Rev. C Swift, Dr. S. Leavitt,
Mr. Saml. Pike, J. E. Johnson, Mr. Warner. Mr. Woodward,
Mrs. H. Hand, Miss Boington, Miss Emma Kisner, and many
other converts and members of the choir.
These added to our regular corps of workers consisting of
Mr. Harry Monroe, Miss Flora Patterson, Mrs. Neeland, Mrs.
Geo. E. Wilson, and the founders of the Mission, have carried
on with the help occasionally of visiting ministers and evang-
elists and lay workers, the in-door work of the Mission for the
last year— the regular workers for the most part being present
all day Sunday, and six nights each week. The meetings are
held every night of each week, and two Gospel meetings dur-
ing the day on Sunday.
Cards of invitation are given out on the street each night
and Sunday morning by the yoke fellows, and display cards
on the windows of the Mission announcing the meetings, are
the chief means used, with the singing, to attract people in
off the streets.
Short Gospel addresses, much singing, repeating of Bible
texts by the audience, many earnest prayers, and the testi-
monies of the converts and others, closing with an after
meeting and an altar service, is the usual manner of con-
ducting the meetings.
Communion services are held each month, of which all the
lovers of our Lord, without distinction of creed, are at liberty
to partake, after suitable admonitions are given by the
leader of the meeting. The converts are advised to connect
themselves with some Christian chui-ch, and to take upon
themselves some regular Christian work, either in the church
or at the Missions, and we are happy to state that the advice
given them is for the most part heeded.
Many drinking men have been saved to their families and
friends, and many homes have been made happy. Many poor
and sick have been helped ; many mourning hearts have been
comforted ; and many, heretofore criminals, have been made
honest men ; and many poor lost girls have been rescued by
the Mission, during the past year.
Many strangers passing through the city and stopping
over for a night or two, have found salvation for themselves
at the Mission, and have gone on their way rejoicing, to lead
a better life, a,nd to make their home and friends happy.
We have kept a record of the members in attendance so far
as we could, and also of those professing to seek the salvation
of their souls during the past year, the report of which is
given elsewhere. We know not how many have been truly
converted to God, but we have reason to believe that the num-
ber is very large. Many of the converts of the Mission are
active workers in other fields of labor in other cities, villages
and communities ; some are ordained Ministers and Evangel-
ists. We often hear from these by letter or otherwise, and
are happy to find them generally successful and happy in their
Christian work. In another part of this report will be found
a few letters from some of these, which will furnish a sample
of the whole. The tinaiices required to carry on the work
have been in former years hirgely contrihuted by the founders
of the Mission, i)ut during tlie last }ear the friends of the
Mission have contributed much more largely than ever before,
and so the burden has been correspondingly less on us.
We have run behind and gotten in debt some by the great
draft made upon us for funds and owing to some losses in
business incurred two years ago, and by extraordinary dis-
counts of assets in raising money to keep up the work, we have
been often greatly embarassed tinancially. But we have
trusted our case to the dear Lord and have practiced much
self denial, and so have been thus far enabled to keep open tlie
Mission doors, but we must say that the work has been some-
what crippled thereby. If more means was contributed more
good work could be done.
We are happy to say that some dear brethren and kind
friends of the Mission are about to devise some way of relief
to us in the near future which will be made known to the pub-
lic when the arrangements are completed.
We have a lease of the present building for nearly four
years longer, and it is .-itualed on one of the great thorough-
fares of tlie South side, and in the place where sucli work as
I hat of this ^lission is greatly needed. The large attendance
of young men at the Mission each week, many of them just
newly arrived in the city, ha;-: been a very gratifying feature
of our work and a surprise to our visiting friends from the old
country and other cities of our own country. As many as
thirteen nationalities have taken part in one of our meetings,
which shows the cosmopolitan chaiacter of orr audiences, and
we are happy to sav that the same Gospel which converts an
enlightened American, is also as powerful to convert the
"heathen Chinee.'"' or the poor ostracized Tole or Italian.
We are greatly indebted to the Ba]>tist Ladies' Missionary
Training School for active workers in our Sunday School and
Sewing School, the entire charge of this work being in their
hands, and it is most efficiently and faithfully done. Many
poor children are greatly benefited by them, homes made more
cheerful and happy, and many dear children saved from the
slums of the city, and many are, we trust, hopefully con-
verted.
The work begun by this Mission at 286 Clark Street,
eleven years ago, in a little room seating some 80 people, has
been gradually enlarging and expanding until it has reached
its present growth ; but in all that time the Mission has been
kept up. with for the greater part of the time nightly and
Sunday morning meetings, till the total attendance of all
these vears has reached some six hundrf^d thousand, and of
those professing a desire at the altar to lead a better life, has
reached some thirty thousand !
Shall this blessed work close or go on? Much, dear
reader, will depend upon you and a generous public in helping
in one way or another in keeping open the Mission and in the
Christian work of the Mission.
Attendance at the Mission Room Gospel Meetings, in doors.
September, 1887, from 15th to end of month 3,985
October 7,765
November, * 7,190
December 9,376
January, 1888 7,515
February 7,^)25
March 7,555
April 7,235
May 7,2(50
June 6,410
July 6,870
August 5, 755
September, from 1st to 1 5th, partly estimated 3,000
Total at in- door Gospel Meetings for year
ending September 15 h, 18S8 87,440
Attendance at Mission in Sunday School.
Estimated 4,200
In Bible Class, estimated 2,000
In Sewing School for Girls, estimated 3,000
In out-door meetings held by the workers and con-
verts of Mission, with others, estimated 10,000
Total attendance at all meetings in-Hoors
and out for the year ending Septem-
ber 15th 106,640
Number of Persons.Monthly Bov^ing at the Altar and Classed
AS Seekers after Salvation in the Mission, for
THE Year ending September 15, 1888.
September 15th to end of month, 1887 193
October 367
November 333
December 704
January, 1888 416
February 380
March 314
April 300
May 293
June 249
July 310
August 313
September 1st to 15ih, partly estimated 200
Total 4,372
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Total Number of Meetings in-doors for the Year ending
September 15, 18b8.
Gospel Meetings 469
Sunday School 52
Bible Class -VJ
Sewing School 52
Total number of meetings in-doors ♦■25
Number of Gospel meetings out-doors 25
Total meetings 650
Visits to Jail by Mrs. Geo. R. Clarke accompanied
part of the time by Mrs. Hubbell and Mrs.
Hand 104
Number of tracts, books, bibles and relijLjious papers
given out in the jail by Mrs. Clarke and oiher
workers, and at the Mission and homes of
poor, for the year ending Sept., 15, l^'^hS,
partly estimated 8" (,000
Number of cards of invitation given out 145,000
Number of Annual Reports given out 500
Amount of second-hand clothing given out at the
Mission to the poor for the year, estimated
garments 500
Donations to the P. G. Mission for the Year ending Septem-
ber 6, lb&8.
Geo. C. Walker $150.00
N. S. & C. B. Bouton 125.00
Mrs. B. W. Raymond, 2d Presb. Church, per
Rev. Mr. McPherson 100.^0
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlet' & Co., per Mr. S.
Pike lOO.OO
Mr. Ed. E. Ayer, per S. Pike 100.00
Dr. S. Leavitt 105.50
A. M. Delight, (part of collections made by him) 115.00
Samuel Pike, Esq., for himself. 100.00
O. B. Green, Esq 100.00
J. V. Farwell & Co., per S. Pike 100.00
Mr. G. L. Lighter, " 100.00
T.W.Harvey, " 100.00
Collections on Sunday mornings and Sunday
evenings at the Mission 303.63
C. T. Hutchin^on, per S. Pike 50.00
Rev. M. G. Knight 50.00
Presb. S. School of Lake Forest, per F. A. Root, 25 00
Rev. Carlos Swift $25.00
C. H. Pond 25.00
Markley, Ailing & Co., per S. Pike 25.00
Dr. S. Leavitt, for a friend at Marshall Field's
store ' 20.00
Mrs. Owsley 20.00
Florence McCarthy 15.00
Mrs. Sarah Cook 11.00
Chas. Cook : 10.00
Rev. Mr. Wooster, of the 6th Presb. Church, per
S. Pike 10.00
T. S. Hinkley 10.00
Mrs. Dr. Tounge 10.00
J. S. Ford, per C. S. Pike 10.00
Rev. Mr. Trusdell, for the Chicago Reliei and Aid
Association, part funeral expenses for poor boy 10.00
Thos. Brown 10.00
Mrs. Mary Cars 8. 10
Mrs. H. Hand 6.00
Hubbell & Son 5.00
Mrs. Arwin 5.00
Mrs. E. Carpenter 6.00
Miss Dora Mertz, of Quincy, 111 5.00
C. W. Merriam, per S. Pike. -. 5.00
A Friend, (at Farwell Hall,) 5.00
R. W. McComlee 5.00
Mr. Lord, (Druggist,) 5.00
Mr. Lamureaux 5.00
Mrs. Verbric . R. R. Car shops 5.00
Geo. E. Burnell . . .^ 5.00
Fieldhouse & Dutcherr 5.00
W. B. Jacobs 5.00
E. O. Excell 5.00
F. Revell 5.00
Mr. Redfield 5.00
Thos. B. Bryan 5.00
Bryan Lathrop 5.00
Lyman Gage 5.00
John P. Drake 5.00
A. Leob Bros 5.00
Jacob Weil 5.00
Mr. Peabody 5.00
W. G. Ferguson 5.00
B. F. Jacobs 5.00
Keen Hros. , hardware 5.00
Frank Oviatt, 1.00
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Geo. W. Hoffman 6.00
Mr. F. Rumsey, per S. Pike 6.00
Mrs. Geo. E. Shipman, of Foundling's Home 5.00
Mr. Tarbox 5.00
Mrs. Johnston, of Evanston, per S. A. Kean 4.00
E. P. Leonard, Rockford 2.00
John M. Cook.. 2.00
Capt. H. W. Hoyt 2.00
Mrs. Dr. Mandle 3.00
F, A. Fnrber 2 00
Mr. Kennedy, (eonvert) 1.00
Mr. Pettibone, Rocton, 111 2.00
Mr. Babcock 2.00
Mr. Nichle, (singer,) LOO
Mrs. Boington LOO
Mrs. Von O'Linden LOO
Mrs. Houghton LOO
Stranger, per Mr. Cook LOO
" " Babcock 1.00
J.B.Lyon LOO
E. W. Bliss LOO
Stranger; at Farwell Hall LOO
Mrs. Geo. Wilson 50
A Friend 25
Total Contributions for Year ending Sept.
6, 1888 $2,129.98
Expenses of the Pacific Garden Mission for the Year ending
September 1, 1888.
Rent of Mission rooms $2,000.00
Janitor, including janitor's supplies 350.00
Harry Monroe, Missionary and leader of choir. . 780.00
Organist and singers 480.00
Printing cards of invitation, tracts, reports, etc. . 186.00
Singing books and song leaflets 81.00
Gas bill 182 00
Electric light 120.00
Coal and kindling wood 90.00
In exchange of organs and tuning 50.00
Railroad and car fare, partly estimated 146.00
Repairs Mission, water tax, sewer repairs, plumb-
ing, chairs, rugging, etc 191.01
To Chistmas dinner for 600 poor 188.00
To poor and sick, lodgings, meals, funeral expen- ♦
ses, medicines, etc , 461.50
Total $5,255.51
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The following are some of the Letters
referred to in a preceding page of
this Report.
'J his is frofn a convert of ten yeai'S standing ,
Monmouth, Aug. U, 1888.
My dear kind Friend: God is surely with us here in the
work. Last week the dear Lord gave me seven or eight souls
as a result of the meetings. Bro. Geo. came to help me on
Saturday. The rooms are filled every night and many of the
worst men and women of this place are finding their way to
Christ as well as some of the best class of people they have
here. We can truly say the hand of the Lord is leading
1 do not know how long we shall stay at this place, I think
this week and may be next. We will have I think open doors
to step into when we get through here, in other places around
this neighborhood that will keep us engaged for some time.
Bro. Geo. and I shall work together this fall and winter if God
will let us. He surely has put His seal to our w^ork at this
place. I hope dear friend Col. and your dear wife and Harry
together, with all the dear ones at the Mission, will keep pray-
ing for us that we may be kept low at the foot of the Cross
and in a place where God can use us for His glory.
My earnest prayer to our God every day is for His richest
blessing to rest upon you and your co-workers, and that many
souls be given you for your hire. Mr. and Mrs Kirkpatrick,
with whom we are stopping, wish to be kindly remembered to
yoursf^lf and Mrs. Clark. Hro. Harry and Bro. Geo. Wilson.
My Bro. Geo. and I send kind regards and Christian love to
you all. .\)ul may God bless you my more tiian friend, is the
prayer of your bov and brother in Christ,
A. H. BUCK.
••Praise His Name."— John xi, 40.
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7 his is Jrom a German who was converted in the Mis-
sio?i^ and tJie Air. Childs referred to is also a cgn-
vert of our Mission., and is now Super inte?ide?it of
the Bethesda Mission in New York.
Insane Pavilion, Belle vue Hospital, [
is\ Y. City, May 10th, 1888. S
My dear Friend and Brother : According to promise I
went to see Bro: Childs this morning. He is well, body and
soul, and will write to you ; says he did not get an answer to
his last letter. Meetings at the Bethesda Mission are well
attended and the expenses forthcoming as needed.
A.t the first day of this month, I have been appointed to
my present position. We have four attendants, two at night
and two at day time to receive new insane patients who are
observed by us, and two doctors, experts on insanity, before
they are lawfully declared insane. Duty is easy but great
responsibility attached to it, as our report decides their
future.
Next Sunday, God willing, I will join Bro. A. B. Simpson's
church, (Gospel Temperance). So far I have not been a mem-
ber of any church, but now I can attend regularly, thanks to
our heavenly Father.
Dear brother, where would I be if the Master had not
been following me with loving care. How kindly and lov-
ingly He has showed me my mistakes (and they have been
many) and took me to His bosom. I am so glad ihat at last
I don't care for anything so long as He is a friend. What a
friend we (you and I) have in Jesus. God bless you, dear
brother, you always had a word of encouragement for me, a
poor, weak brother. God grant you many souls and keep you
in the hollow of his hand, and be a blessing to many.
Yours in Him,
W. D. BOl.TE.
7 he writer of this was before his conversion in the
Mission some 4 years ag'o^ otte of the poor unfortu-
nates who ivere victims of the ctip.
Baltimore. Jan. 7th, 1888.
Dear Col. and Mrs. Clarke : No doubt you will be aston-
ished to hear from me and that I am enjoying good health
which I hope you also have. I wish you both a happy New
Year. 1 have been careless in not writing and deserve a rep-
rimand, but there is not a day that I "have not thought or
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spoken of you both, as regards the kindnesses, etc., shown me
when 1 was not really worthy. I am enjoying good health
now. My weight was 158 pounds. Mother and I expect to
come to Chicago in the spring and start a business. I suppose
you are still conducting the Mission. Give my regards to
Harry Monroe and all the friends of the Mission. Please
write me an answ^er what you think of the idea of mother and
me starting a first class fruit and confectionery there.
Yours, &c.
JOHN PESTEL,
862 N. Howard St., Baltimore, Md
The following letter is fro??z a person who was con-
verted in the County jail under the ininistrations of
Mrs, Clarke.
August 7th, 1888.
Dear Brother and Sister Clarke : The privilege of writing
this letter is by special permit of our good warden, as you
know we are only allowed to write once in five w-eeks, except
by special favor.
Now dear Sister Clarke, do you know I could not let this
7th day of August pass without sharing my anniversary joys
with you, (God's own blessed messenger.) who. when I was in
prison visited me, and pointed a poor lost soul to the "Lamb
of God who taketh aw^ay the sins of the world." One year
ago this day, dear sister, I gave my heart, my soul, my body,
my life, for ever to the Lord Jesus Christ, to be His for time
and for eternity. * Oh ! if I could only express to you the bles-
sedness of the past year ! You might say that is strange,
there can't be much blessedness in spending a year in Cook
County Jail and the 111. State Penitentiary. You cannot fully
appreciate , dear sister, the fullness of my joy, because you do
not know from what depths of misery and anguish I was res-
cued, but e'er long w^hen we see each other face to face, and I
can tell you in a feebie way of what our blessed Heavenly Fa-
ther has rescued me from, I think it will seem to you little less
than the wonderful and miraculous conversion of Saul of
Tarsus, and many others during the life of our Savior.
Dear sister and brother Clarke, I can say to you both on
this 7th day of August, the first annual anniversary
day of my new birth, that the last year, (although spent in
prison and passing through some of the most terrible trials and
anguish,) has been more to me, a thousand times, than all the
rest of my life combined. I would not at this moment ex-
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change one hour of my life in Him for a life-time of all the
pleasures, honors, wealth or anything and everything that
this earth could afford me. Christ has grown more and more
precious to me each day, each month, until now I can look up
to Him and say, " ."v* y All and in All. " You and your dear hus-
band do know far. far more of God's infinite love and
mercy and power tliau I do, or shall ever deserve to know on
this earth ; but, dear ones, you don't know from what depths
of woe and utter desol-ation, and anguish and perfect weak-
ness He saved me And you cannot know how perfectly and
completely He has saved me, how every prayer has been an-
swered, sinful desires and thoughts been eradicated, and such
a wonderful blessed nearness and fullness, and how entirely
I am trusting, resting;, reposing in my blessed Saviour. Oh !
how I long now to be free, to meet His loved ones, to tell
to those who are in the blackness of darkness, of the Light I
have found.
Oh ! dear sister and brothei-, rejoice with me, for I was
"dead and am alive, lost and am found."
If God spares my life, you will see me, not many hours
after October 1st. I know 1 have no claim on your friendship
whatever, but somehow you seem like father, mother, sister,
and more than friend to me. I am so utterly friendless, as
far as earth is concerned, but I have the Friend of friends.
You must write me. I do so want to hear from you. You
know my prayer for both.
Yours in Christ,
R. GARRETTSON.
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The Founders and Bro. Harry Monroe of the Mis-
sion^ have been present at all the meetings^ with but
rare exceptions^ six nights each week during the whole
year.
Respectfully Submitted.
(Dr^. ^ (Di^s.Geo. I^. (gLAi^r^E,
Founders of the Missio
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